Explore UN Women’s 2026–2029 Strategic Note for Europe and Central Asia. This multi-year roadmap outlines our strategy and targets for advancing women's economic empowerment, leadership, peace and security, and ending gender-based violence across the region.

Explore standardized UN Women, UNFPA, and UNDCO factsheets tracking critical gender-specific SDG indicators in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova across employment, unpaid care and domestic work, human rights and violence, power and decision-making, and population dynamics, offering decision-makers a concise summary for tracking progress on gender equality.

This UN Women analysis maps the situation of vulnerable groups of women in North Macedonia and the challenges they face in areas such as employment, health, education, and participation in decision-making. Drawing on research conducted across the country, the analysis provides evidence and recommendations to inform policies, advocacy, and programmes that promote gender equality and ensure that no woman or girl is left behind.

This analysis reviews how regional and local development policies in North Macedonia align with EU gender equality standards. It identifies gaps in national frameworks and offers practical recommendations to strengthen gender mainstreaming in preparation for managing EU Cohesion Policy funds and advancing inclusive regional development.

This analysis how gender perspectives are integrated into the Home Affairs sector in North Macedonia, particularly in areas related to organized crime, police reform, and border security. The publication identifies key gaps and provides recommendations to strengthen gender mainstreaming in policies and institutions, supporting the country’s efforts to align with EU gender equality standards during the accession process.

This practical guide supports trainers and institutions in delivering trainings on gender mainstreaming in the EU integration process, with a focus on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). It provides tools, knowledge, and training methods to strengthen institutional capacity and ensure that gender equality is integrated into EU-funded programmes and policies in North Macedonia.

This training manual, developed by the UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office in collaboration with UN Women Headquarters, targets company representatives working on procurement, corporate sustainability and gender equality issues, as well as other stakeholders that engage in training for gender equality. The manual consists of interactive exercises, material for lectures and hand-outs for participants.

This document serves as hand-outs for participants, which they can refer to during and after the training. It also serves to support trainers using the Trainers’ Toolkit with data, background information and examples of companies implementing GRP. The handouts mirror the Trainers’ Toolkit in structure. Each of the nine modules in the Trainers’ Toolkit is complemented by a section in the hand-outs.

Reliable gender data are crucial for evidence-based decisions across policy, legislation, budgeting, and advocacy. This compilation showcases how UN Women (Women Count) –supported data—ranging from time-use surveys and violence against women surveys to rapid gender assessments—has driven real change across sectors and regions. These use cases demonstrate how solid evidence informs reforms, strengthens services, and advances gender equality, underscoring the importance of investing in and using gender data.

This practical guide supports civil society organizations in integrating gender equality into the work of Sector Working Groups and the EU accession process in North Macedonia. It offers tools and guidance to help CSOs monitor policies, advocate effectively, and ensure that gender equality remains a priority on the country’s path to EU membership.

This analysis examines how Roma integration policies in North Macedonia address gender equality, with a focus on the Strategy for Inclusion of Roma 2022–2030. It identifies gaps affecting Roma women and girls and provides concrete recommendations to better align national policies with EU gender equality standards and ensure more inclusive, gender-responsive Roma integration.

The report assesses the current state of women’s access to justice in the Europe and Central Asia region, identifying progress, persistent gaps, and emerging challenges, and provides strategic, evidence‑based recommendations to support national and regional policy and advocacy for gender‑responsive justice systems.

The Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group in Ukraine, co-chaired by UN Women, NGO Girls, and CARE Ukraine, reviewed the ongoing impact of foreign assistance cuts on women’s organizations. Building on a rapid impact assessment conducted in February 2025, the group’s January 2026 assessment highlights new risks, coping strategies, and how funding reductions affect service delivery, staffing, and organizational planning.

In 2025, UN Women and UNFPA launched a joint campaign to raise awareness of how technology reinforces inequalities faced by women and girls and creates new forms of violence. The campaign mobilized policymakers, the private sector, civil society, public figures, youth, and the wider public under the slogan “End Digital Violence Against Women and Girls. #FullStop.” The report reflects on the outcomes of the campaign and the support it received from partners and private sector.

The document reflects recommendations from youth in the Europe and Central Asia region on ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls. These recommendations emerged from an online consultation organized in November 2025 in preparation for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70).

This publication highlights how rural women in Kosovo sustain agrifood systems while facing systemic barriers to resources, training, and markets. Based on data from 459 women across three municipalities, Istog, Skenderaj and South Mitrovica, it offers evidence-based recommendations to advance women’s economic empowerment, climate-resilient agriculture, and support for GBV survivors through gender-responsive rural development.

"A Letter to the Future" is a visionary call to action bridging the gap between today’s peacebuilders and the leaders of 2050. Marking the midpoint to the 50th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, this initiative captures the hopes, warnings, and strategies of the global Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) movement. It serves as both a time capsule of our current struggles and a roadmap for a gender-equal, peaceful future.

A comprehensive, data-driven analysis of gender equality in the Kyrgyz Republic, examining progress, gaps and structural barriers across key sectors. The CGEP provides evidence to inform policy, planning and accountability in support of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

In this guide, the term “digital violence,” which is widely used in Türkiye, is used together with the United Nations’ term “technologyfacilitated gender-based violence.” Since there is no single definition of the concept at the international level, different terms such as “cyber violence,” “digital violence,” and “technology-facilitated violence against women” are also used in the literature.

This Guidance explains how language influences gender norms and provides practical tools for using gender-sensitive and inclusive communication. It outlines strategies for avoiding sexist expressions, promoting fair representation, and ensuring equal visibility of women and men across written, visual, and interpersonal communication. Designed for institutions, media, and EU integration actors, it supports more inclusive, respectful, and gender-responsive communication practices.